Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics21.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive83.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150520
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '18 at 23:33
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium G3258-$31
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
62.7% Good
Memory 91.7
1-Core 106
2-Core 199
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 197
8-Core 209
27% 203 Pts
64-Core 210
13% 210 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174
PwrHis(1787 201C) 2GB
CLim: 860 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.5.1
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
21.4% Poor
Lighting 26
Reflection 27.8
Parallax 31.1
21% 28.3 fps
MRender 24.6
Gravity 20.7
Splatting 32.7
22% 26 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21.4%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 139 101 60 62 33 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Read 410
Write 432
Mixed 314
SusWrite 101
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 44.4
163% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 147
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 181
152% 213 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
465GB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 103 103 101 105 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
61.9% Good
Read 112
Write 84.5
Mixed 80.3
SusWrite 103
70% 95 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M379B5273DH0-YK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1648 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
59.1% Above average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 18.8
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 19.4
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,066 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-K - $147

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $795
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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